La Ma de Guido: LMG4006

Victoria - Paribus Vocalis

Sacred choral works comprising four double motets, four vespers psalms, four responsories, two Magnificats and one hymn.

The title “Paribus Vocalis” is a reference to the fact that the works on this recording are composed for voices of a similar range and can be performed by an ‘a capella’ male voice choir. It was customary in Mediterranean churches for the singing to be performed by male choirs but with a lack of trained boy singers, and women unable to participate in the mass, it was a necessity for the music to be written for adult male voices.